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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Written by some of the world's finest contemporary literature specialists, the newly commissioned essays in this volume examine the work of more than twenty major British novelists. Editor(s): Acheson, James; Ross, Sarah C. E. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618958
ISBN
9780748618958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. This book provides a chapter-length discussion of the works of 20 major contemporary British novelists and features essays by many of the leading literary critics of the day. It offers new insights into complext contemporary novels and presents a new approaches to narrative, the new multi-cultural Britain, and the writing of historical fiction. Editor(s): Archeson, James. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403733
ISBN
9781474403733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFSR; JHMC; MBX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349523511
ISBN
9781349523511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardback. Based on papers presented at the joint meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies and the Canadian Association for Irish Studies held in the summer of 2014 at University College Dublin. Editor(s): Mannion, Elizabeth. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 179 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137539397
ISBN
9781137539397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. This study offers critical readings of key contemporary Irish novels, employing a range of historical, psychoanalytic and theoretical approaches. Linden Peach examines texts by established writers such as William Trevor and John Banville alongside works by younger writers, including Roddy Doyle. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333948934
ISBN
9780333948934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 17.89

Hardcover. This book examines the deeply divided terrain of the twentieth century city and its formative impact on narrative fiction. It focuses on two major 'world authors' at the two ends of the twentieth century who write, systematically, about the colonial and postcolonial cities they were born in: James Joyce and Dublin, and Salman Rushdie and Bombay. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137336248
ISBN
9781137336248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. This book examines the deeply divided terrain of the twentieth century city and its formative impact on narrative fiction. It focuses on two major 'world authors' at the two ends of the twentieth century who write, systematically, about the colonial and postcolonial cities they were born in: James Joyce and Dublin, and Salman Rushdie and Bombay. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349463404
ISBN
9781349463404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardback. In this new edition, what was already an expansive work has been updated and further enlarged to include information not only on American and British novelists but also on writers in English from around the world. Num Pages: 696 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 216 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2147.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831032
ISBN
9780810831032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 331.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472588463
ISBN
9781472588463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. A reliable edition of these classic works. Editor(s): Rowe, Dr. Alfred Lestie. Series: The Contemporary Shakespeare Series. Num Pages: 690 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
690
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819139085
ISBN
9780819139085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.91

Paperback. With annotated footnotes, this work explores the debate over manners, morals, and cultural authority in the decades following American Revolution. It also includes an introduction that provides readers with a background on life and politics in the United States in 1787, when Americans were in the midst of nation-building. Num Pages: 147 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814747933
ISBN
9780814747933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. A valuable collection from an extraordinary writer, "The Convent of Pleasureand Other Plays raises important issues about women and gender. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801861000
ISBN
9780801861000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476341
ISBN
9780801476341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. Hannah Webster Foster's two major Early American works with a wealth of primary materials are now available in a Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Waterman, Bryan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393931679
ISBN
9780393931679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. More than an index to the nine volumes of letters, this volume is a concise guide to an entire cultural era seen through the lens of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; ACVM; AGB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 251 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843955
ISBN
9781843843955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

Hardcover. This book publishes, for the first time, some 400 letters between Edith Wharton and her chief London publisher, Macmillan. The correspondence highlights Wharton's well developed understanding of the 'sociology of text' in the early twentieth century, casting new light on Wharton's working practices which will be of crucial importance for scholars. Editor(s): Towheed, Shafquat. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008434
ISBN
9780230008434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.41

Hardcover. A special feature of this volume is the first fully annotated translation of Erasmus' Catalogues Iucubrationum (Ep 1341 A), an extremely important document for the study of Erasmus' life and works and of the controversies they aroused. Translator(s): Mynors, Sir R. A. B. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 495 pages, facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: DN; DSBB; HPCB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
495
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802026040
ISBN
9780802026040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.76

Many of the letters in this volume, which covers the period August 1530 to March 1531, reflect Erasmus' anxieties over events at the Diet of Augsburg (June-November 1530). Editor(s): Estes, James M. Translator(s): Fantazzi, Charles. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSA; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648784
ISBN
9781442648784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.36

paperback. Translated, this correspondence, from 1863-76, is unique in the history of French literature. Never have two great writers set down their ideas so candidly and over so long a period on the most varied topics, including the genesis of their own writings, a commentary on the Paris theatre, gossip from the literary world and their own domestic lives. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 541.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvill Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846555619
ISBN
9781846555619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Moore, Rayburn S. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349115969
ISBN
9781349115969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardback. The Correspondence of James Boswell with James Bruce and Andrew Gibb, Overseers of the Auchinleck Estate Editor(s): Strawhorn, John; Hankins, Nellie Pottle. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 420 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606245
ISBN
9780748606245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.87
€ 220.57

hardcover. This collection of 266 letters, cards, and telegrams that Helen Kemp and Northrop Frye wrote to each other forms a compelling narrative of their early relationship. The letters reveal Frye's early talent as a writer. Editor(s): Denham, Robert D. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 505 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 43. Weight in Grams: 935.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
505
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802007735
ISBN
9780802007735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Finneran, Richard J. Num Pages: 68 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 135.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
68
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349031566
ISBN
9781349031566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.16

paperback. Called "the most important critic of his time" by Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin has only become more influential over the years. Suitable for any scholar wrestling with Benjamin's work, this title offers a look at the man behind much of the twentieth century's most significant criticism. Editor(s): Scholen, Gershom; Adorno, Theodor W. Translator(s): Jacobson, Manfred R.; Jacobson, Evelyn M. Num Pages: 674 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: BJ; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226042381
ISBN
9780226042381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.67

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